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| acting |
created or suited for stage, film, or television performance. [2/5 definitions] |
| actor |
one who plays roles in dramatic productions on stage, in films, or on radio and television. [1/2 definitions] |
| ad libitum |
at one's pleasure (used as a musical direction to indicate that a section so marked may be varied, improvised upon, or omitted, as the performer wishes, or as a stage direction to indicate that the performer may improvise). |
| advanced |
well beyond an early stage of development, or considerably beyond the level of others. [1/3 definitions] |
| anal |
in psychoanalysis, denoting or pertaining to a stage of psychological development characterized by interest in or attention to the anus. [1/2 definitions] |
| archenteron |
the primitive digestive cavity at the center of an embryo that is in the gastrula stage. |
| archiblast |
the outer layer of an embryo in a very early, two-layered stage of development. [1/2 definitions] |
| arena |
a stage, ring, or other circumscribed area where sporting events or performances are held. [1/4 definitions] |
| arena theater |
a theater that has a central stage surrounded on at least three sides by seats. |
| aside |
a comment made by an actor's character on stage that is heard by the audience but not, supposedly, by other characters. [1/6 definitions] |
| assault |
to stage an assault on; attack. [1/5 definitions] |
| atavistic |
of a trait, behavior, or the like, existing or playing a role at an earlier stage or time and recurring or reappearing within an organism or within a society after long absence or seeming disappearance. |
| axolotl |
any of various salamanders esp. of the southwestern United States and Mexico that mature sexually and breed while in the larval stage, still having gills. |
| backdrop |
a curtain at the rear of a stage setting, upon which are painted elements of the setting such as windows, furniture, the sky, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| backstage |
to or in the areas of a theater stage that are not visible to the audience, esp. the wings and dressing rooms. [3/4 definitions] |
| behind |
at a stage or position less advanced than. [1/10 definitions] |
| blastula |
an embryo in an early stage of development that consists of a single layer of cells forming a hollow sphere. |
| bottleneck |
a stage in a process where progress is retarded or blocked. [1/4 definitions] |
| Bronze Age |
the stage or level of development of human culture that followed the Stone Age and was characterized by the use of bronze tools and weapons; about 3,500 B.C. to 1,000 B.C. |
| burlesque |
in the United States, a stage show that features unsophisticated burlesques, popular music, and often stripteases; vaudeville show. [1/5 definitions] |
| callboard |
a backstage bulletin board in a theater, used by the director, stage manager, and the like to post notices or instructions. |
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